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on-the-spot
[ on-thuh-spot, awn- ]
adjective
- done or occurring at the time or place in question:
an on-the-spot recording.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of on-the-spot1
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Example Sentences
Captivated by the clothes, Will.i.am requested an on-the-spot meeting with the designer.
Speed is not their strongest suit, but they prescribe on-the-spot.
It is true that practical co-operation and on-the-spot recognition of Indian rights had developed in Virginia in the early years.
"Allus glad to be Johnny-on-the-spot," smiled the older man.
The only way to get history straight, declared the philosophical Burd, is to be Johnny-on-the-spot and see things happen.
He didn't have a great deal on, I remember, but he was certainly Johnny-on-the-spot that morning!
And the Shah of Persia, that ought to have been Muley-on-the-spot for at least three, he's got the palanquin habit.
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